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About Drought Status Updates: NIDIS and partners issue drought status updates to communicate a potential area of concern for drought expansion and/or development, based on recent conditions and the upcoming forecast.
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Drought Status Update for the Northeast
August 26, 2022

Drought Impacts Continue To Expand and Intensify.

For more details, see the Northeast Drought Early Warning System Dashboard.

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Drought Status Update for the Northeast
August 12, 2022

Extreme drought (D3) is now established from the North Shore of Massachusetts to the Rhode Island coast.

For more details, see the Northeast Drought Early Warning System Dashboard.

Rolling hills with fall foliage in the Northeast U.S.
Drought Status Update for the Northeast
July 29, 2022

Severe drought (D2) coverage expanded in southern New England—a trend that may continue.

For more details, see the Northeast Drought Early Warning System Dashboard.

Rolling hills with fall foliage in the Northeast U.S.
Drought Status Update for the Northeast
July 15, 2022

Drought intensifies and expands as streamflow declines and crops are stressed.

For more details, see the Northeast Drought Early Warning System Dashboard.

Rolling hills with fall foliage in the Northeast U.S.
Drought Status Update for the Northeast
July 1, 2022

Moderate drought (D1) expands in southern New England and Maine, with a significant expansion of abnormally dry (D0) conditions in New York and New England.

For more details, see the Northeast Drought Early Warning System Dashboard.

Rolling hills with fall foliage in the Northeast U.S.
Drought Early Warning Update for the Northeast
June 17, 2022

Recent seasonable temperatures and some rain held drought in check for most of the region except for a small area in central Maine.

For more details, see the Northeast Drought Early Warning System Dashboard.